The American Philosophical Association has selected Allan Gibbard, Richard B. Brandt Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Michigan, to deliver the 2022 John Dewey Lecture for its Central division.
"Allan Gibbard has been one of the world's leaders in developing the metaethical view known as expressivism," the APA's selection committee wrote in an online statement. "During his long and distinguished career, almost entirely at the University of Michigan, he was at the core of a remarkable group of ethicists who trained generations of now-prominent moral philosophers."
The APA is the main professional association for philosophers in the United States. It promotes the discipline and profession of philosophy, supports the professional development of philosophers at all levels, and works to foster greater understanding and appreciation of the value of philosophical inquiry.
The John Dewey Lectures, in memory of John Dewey, were established in 2006 by the John Dewey Foundation and the APA. They are three annual lectures, one at each divisional meeting of the APA (Eastern, Central, and Pacific), given by a prominent and senior (typically retired) philosopher associated with that Division, who is invited to reflect broadly and in an autobiographical spirit on philosophy in America as seen from the perspective of a personal intellectual journey. The APA publishes the Dewey Lectures each year in the Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association.
More information about the Dewey Lecture and associated awards is available on the APA's website.
